Fashion Star

NBC’s Fashion Star was cancelled, which is less surprising than the fact that it was renewed for a second season that aired this spring. Although the show was slightly retooled, with a new host and a new sponsor (Express instead of H&M), it was pushed to Fridays and all but ignored. Saturday, the network’s entertainment… continue reading

NBC’s Fashion Star has been renewed for a second season, but Elle Macpherson will not return as its host, and one of the show’s sponsors/judges may not, either. “The show is in great hands, and although I will not be hosting this season, I will still be very involved [and] will be reviewing the format… continue reading

Fashion Star airs its fifth episode tonight at 10 p.m. ET, and the first five episodes have established the show as something unexpected, a hybrid of American Idol, Shark Tank, and Project Runway. While the initial description made it sound like a knock-off of a Bravo Runway knock-off, the show was definitely not that. It’s… continue reading

NBC’s forthcoming fashion reality competition isn’t getting any more promising with the latest casting announcement: Nicole Richie will be a mentor on the show, joining previously announced mentor Jessica Simpson. Both starred in reality shows in 2003–The Simple Life and Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica respectively–but for some reason NBC thinks they will now draw viewers…. continue reading

Magical Elves forthcoming fashion design/brand competition Fashion Star has cast Jessica Simpson as the show’s mentor, in the role that Tim Gunn originated in Project Runway, the Bravo series that inspired the Bravo knock off, The Fashion Show that is a very, very close relative to this NBC series. The announcement calls Jessica a “musician,… continue reading

NBC has ordered a new fashion competition reality series produced by Project Runway‘s original creators, Magical Elves, on which designers will compete for a chance to launch a retail brand. Fashion Star will debut next year and be hosted by Elle Macpherson, who has hosted Britain’s Next Top Model, and “will give 12 unknown designers… continue reading

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